SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- By 9 a.m. the day after Christmas - Boxing Day, a national holiday in Canada - five busloads of Canadian shoppers had arrived at Destiny USA.

Rob Schoeneck, general manager of Destiny, said the mall has never had that many buses from Canada that early in the day.

One of the sale signs for after Christmas shopping at Destiny USA, Syracuse, NY. Dick Blume | dblume@syracuse.comDick Blume

"I expect this to be one of the busier days we've seen in 23 years," said Schoeneck. "In addition to a lot of exchanges, there is the increase in gift card sales and the great sales that a lot of retailers put in play right after Christmas Day that will bring people in," he said.